Embracing Surprise
Martin and Krista discuss the interplay between structure and meaning in writing, emphasizing the importance of embracing surprise and unexpected statements to create powerful sentences. They explore how younger poets often shy away from exploring big, hard topics, leading to weaker sentences, while syntactical energy arises from saying what you don't expect yourself to say. The conversation delves into the challenges of discussing big, hard things and the inherent privacy that emerges in intimate interviews.In this clip
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